transmutation
/tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/noun
transmutation is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transmutation means “The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transmutation is transmutations.
How many letters and syllables are in transmutation?
| Letters | 13: T-R-A-N-S-M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is transmutation?
Transmutation appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce transmutation?
- UK /tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-transmutation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with transmutation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as transmutation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/, British pronunciation):
- migration
- authentication
- remediation
- implantation
- dislocation
- congratulation
- legitimation
- prorogation
- financialization
- intercommunication
- profanation
- axiomatization
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of transmutation
- transmutations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transmutation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteChange, alteration.
- 2
The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
- 3
The supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
- 4
The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transmutation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the transformation of one element into another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | transmutação |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does transmutation come from?
Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”), from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).